Al Gore? Perhaps
This comes handy, as an answer for MeetSam.
Approach of War Reveals an Alienation in California
. "I was wondering if I would feel more comfortable if it were Bill Clinton and Al Gore saying we needed to do this now, and I think I would," said Felicia Marcus, who was the regional administrator in California for the United States Environmental Protection Agency in the Clinton administration.
See, even though Gore may not have been the best leader, it would have lend legitimacy to the war - and hence, with the same sycophantic media support, convinced the American public about that "need".